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Leaves being made into a lion's head

Leaf Lion

Who needs art supplies when you’ve got nature? This crafty activity lets children use leaves to create an adorable lion picture! 

What you will need

  • Plenty of clean leaves in all kinds of colours. 
  • Butcher paper or construction paper in brown 
  • Sheets of white and black paper 
  • Scissors 
  • Glue 
  • Black marker pens 

How to do it

  1. Draw the shape of your lion’s face on the brown paper. 
  2. Draw the lion’s ears on another piece of brown paper. 
  3. This step is for adults only: use scissors to cut out the face shape and ears.  
  4. Draw two small ovals on white paper and two smaller circles on black paper. These will be the lion’s eyes and pupils.  
  5. Draw your lion’s nose on the black paper, too. 
  6. Another adults-only step: cut out the white ovals and black circles, as well as the black nose shape. 
  7. Glue the ears to the lion’s head (stick them to the back – it looks neater!) 
  8. Glue on the white ovals, then the black pupils, then the nose 
  9. Once the glue is dry, draw on the lion’s mouth and whiskers. 
  10. Stick your leaves to the back of your lion’s face. They should be glued around the edge in a circle, with the stems facing into the middle. Use plenty for a thick and bushy mane!  
  11. Once everything is dry, your lion will be ready and looking roar-some! 
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